Tybee
Island Polar Plunge- Freezin' for a Reason! NURSES SCHOLARSHIP
Joining
the club is optional. All proceeds go to AASU nurses scholarship. |
| Friday, January 1, 2010 |
| 12:00pm | | Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion |
| Tybee Island, GA |
| | Registration table open at the base
of the pier: 10:00am - 11:45 am on New Years Day | | COST:
$25 | | Register by December 15th and
receive a commemorative Polar Plunge Pin | |
| With your registration you will become
a member of the Tybee Island Polar Plunge Club. You will receive a T-shirt corresponding
to your level of participation. 2010 EVERYONE starts over as YEAR 1. You do
not have to pay to swim. Club members will receive their participation shirt
which will say "I took the plunge" Discounts will be offered by Tybee
Island businesses for those who took the plunge and are wearing their shirt. |
| SCHEDULE |
| 10
am | Plunge
Registration @ the base of the Tybee Pier and Pavilion | | 11:30
am | Parade
of Goofs | | 11:45
am | Selection
of the best Group of Goofs | | |
| 12:00
pm | PLUNGE
BEGINS | | |
| 12:20 | Award
of the coveted Le Goofs Trophy | | |
| 2:00pm | Beach
Bang with "The TAMS" live music on the pier. | |
| LEVELS
OF PARTICIPATION | | Registration
in the Tybee Island Polar Plunge Club |
| YEAR
1 | Shrimp | |
| YEAR
2 | Mullet | |
| YEAR
3 | Croaker | |
| YEAR
4 | Whiting | |
| YEAR
5 | Sea
Trout | |
| YEAR
6 | Redfish | | | YEAR
7 | Cobia | | | YEAR
8 | Tarpon | | | YEAR
9 | Shark | | | YEAR
10 | Moby
Dick | |
| For
each successive year you attend the polar plunge you will be promoted to the next
level. 2010 everyone is a SHRIMP. | |
| AWARDS |
| Le
Goofs | Best
Gang of Goofs Winning
group will get to keep the coveted Le Goofs trophy for 1 year and will
have to defend their championship status each year. Winning group will have their
group name enscribed on the trophy. | |
| FORMS |
| Individual
Registration form► | To
become a member of the Polar Plunge Club |
| | |
| For
the coveted Le Goofs trophy |
| Signed waivers must be presented
to complete registration. | |
| | | Who should you contact if you want to be
a Plunger? You can contact Rick Janssen at rickjsavtour@aol.com
or Don Ernst at 912-667-8702 for information and forms. You can also download
the Individual
Registration Form here . On-site registration is available, but incentive
is not guaranteed at the plunge. You will need to bring your signed waiver
and plunge registration.
| Mail forms to: |
| Polar
Plunge 2010 | | PO
Box 1667 | | Tybee
Island, GA 31328 | Are Plungers crazy to do this? It
helps! But remember, our Plungers are doing this to benefit Nurses training in
our area. Be sure to show up and cheer them on. YOU
DO NOT HAVE to register to swim. Just come and jump in. Q&A Do
I have to register to be part of the Gang of Goofs? NO.
The Gang of Goofs competition is free. You do have to register as an individual
if you want to become part of the club and receive the "I took the plunge"
t-shirt and be part of the program. Do
I have to register to swim? NO.
You can swim for free. You will not be part of the Tybee Polar Plunge and cannot
become part of the swim up program. Do
I have to swim every year to graduate up the program? NO.
For each year you swim you will graduate up the swim ladder. The honor system
will apply and we request that you take part in the early registration process
so we can best plan for what amount of t-shirts to purchase and the proper sizes. Where
does all of the money go? Everyone
who works the event is a volunteer and all of the funds go towards our annual
Nurses Scholarship awards given to nurse candidates at Armstrong Atlantic University. Is
my donation tax deductable? YES.
The local Voiture 567 is a 501 (c) (19) tax deductable veterans organization.
See anyone at the event if you need a letter or donation certificate. | 
